Overview
- New signage was installed at the Washington headquarters ahead of a planned Rwanda–DRC peace agreement signing to be hosted by President Trump.
- The State Department said the new name reflects Trump's negotiating record, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio called him "the President of Peace."
- White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly defended the change as overdue, while attorney George Foote for former USIP leaders called it an affront.
- A federal judge previously found the government's armed seizure illegal, but that decision is stayed on appeal, allowing continued federal control of the site.
- USIP is an independent, congress-created institution that owns its headquarters, which the administration targeted this year by ousting much of its board, dismissing staff, seeking to cut funding, and attempting forced entry with police.